Do children need to go back to school? And is it time to reassess or reconceptualize the traditional school model? Vice President and Chair of Learning Through Play of the LEGO Foundation, Bo Stjerne Thomsen joins us to share some of the insights from the foundation’s recent research findings in its white paper titled learning through play in schools.

 

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Relevant links:

 

LEGO Foundation white paper on learning through play in school: bit.ly/2RXmFyi

 

LEGO Foundation Report on Children, Tech, and Play: bit.ly/3mQe8LO

 

Read Bo Stjerne’s article – Do Children Need to Go ‘Back to School’: rb.gy/vw1rlv

 

Follow Bo Stjerne: twitter.com/BoStjerne

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